The War of 1812, also known as the "forgotten war," was a struggle to maintain American Independence from Great Britain. This second revolution asserted our American rights, and gave Americans the opportunity to show their true colors. People sometimes refer to the War of 1812 as a second war for American independence because it was caused by various types of British interference with America's independence, like the American Revolution.

The engagement of war between the United States and Great Britain in both wars, is caused by British interference with America's independence. The Revolutionary War (1775-1783), is a war that began as a conflict between Britain and the thirteen colonies. This war was motivated by the colonist’s disappointment after the French and Indian War ended in 1763. In which, the British government tried to …show more content…
Additionally, Great Britain again interfered with the United States and that led to the War of 1812. As well as, some events that had a major impact on outsetting the war. Whichever included the continued presence of British ships in American export trade, impressment, the act of taking men into a military or naval force by compulsion, with or without notice. And the British incitement of Indians. For instance, the Chesapeake Affair was a naval engagement that occurred off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia, on 22 June 1807, between the British warship HMS Leopard and the American frigate USS Chesapeake. The Leopard was denied an onboard inspection so the Leopard fired on the Chesapeake. Three people were killed and 18 were wounded. The British then boarded the Chesapeake and removed four sailors. Furthermore, there were two opposing sides in each war. In the Revolutionary War, there were the Loyalists who remained loyal to the British crown and the Patriots who rebelled against the British. In the War of 1812, there were the federalists who opposed